I’m so excited for this post! It was written the very next morning after I came back from my 7-day #CheesieConquersWestJapan trip.

Before I even start the post, I want to thank JR West for giving me this wonderful opportunity to travel through 10 different prefectures in 7 days, conquering 3 new prefectures, meeting many amazing people (and a couple of miracle encounters along the way), laughing a lot, and most importantly, feeling the love of Japan, more than ever.

I had such fun time planning the itinerary with JR West team (well, they planned most of it! I just told them the new places I wished to visit and they made it all come true), because I was really thrilled to be able to set foot on a few more prefectures I had yet to visit. When the itinerary was finally ready, I took a glance at the time schedule, couldn’t help but burst out laughing, and at the same time I felt my heart soften, deeply impressed.read more